News Article

Laws and Regulations Committee Update 4/25 - 4/26

Posted on April 27, 2018

Blog: Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO)

April 25, 2018

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 04/25/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/26/2018

FR Document: 2018-08813 PDF 3 Pages (89.1 KB) Permalink

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Notices

Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program Standards

Filed on: 04/25/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/26/2018

FR Document: 2018-08787 PDF 2 Pages (97.7 KB) Permalink

FDA

Remarks from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., as prepared for testimony before a U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on FDA’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget

Recalls

Date

Brand Name

Product Description

Reason/Problem

Company

04/24/2018

Labrada

"LeanPro8" Protein Powder

Undeclared Egg

Labrada Nutrition

FNS

Paid Lunch Equity: Guidance for School Year 2018-19

AskFSIS

What are insignificant amounts of nutrients?

If only one core nutrient out of the 14 required nutrients were present in an insignificant amount, could a simplified format be used and how would that core nutrient be listed?

Computer Generated Export Stamps

AMS

USDA Announces Availability of $3 Million in Funding to Promote U.S. Maple Syrup Production

@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA, @FDAMedia, @FDAanimalhealth, @FDArecalls

April 26, 2018

Federal Register

Agriculture Department

Notices

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Filed on: 04/26/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/27/2018

FR Document: 2018-08927 PDF 4 Pages (88.7 KB) Permalink

Agricultural Marketing Service

Proposed Rules

Cranberries Grown in States of Massachusetts, et al.:

Establishment of 2018-19 Seasonal Volume Regulation

Filed on: 04/26/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/27/2018

FR Document: 2018-08528 PDF 35 Pages (285 KB) Permalink

Cranberries Grown in States of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island in State of New York:

Marketing Order; Proposed Amendment

Filed on: 04/26/2018 at 08:45 am Scheduled Pub. Date: 04/27/2018

FR Document: 2018-08526 PDF 16 Pages (274 KB) Permalink

FDA

Recalls

Date

Brand Name

Product Description

Reason/Problem

Company

04/25/2018

Greenbelt Microgreens

Microgreen Mix

Listeria monocytogenes

Greenbelt Greenhouse LTD

AskFSIS

How long does it take to get a label evaluated?

Can a rubber stamp with indelible ink be used to mark labeling with the retained water statement?

Procedures for inspecting imported meat, poultry or egg products

PHIS Establishment HACCP plan

Sanitation SOP Monitoring - Frequency

OIRA

AGENCY: HHS-FDA

RIN: 0910-AH92

Status: Concluded

TITLE: Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels and Serving Sizes of Foods That Can Reasonably Be Consumed At One Eating Occasion; Dual-Column Labeling; Updating, Modifying, and E

STAGE: Final Rule

ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT: Yes

RECEIVED DATE: 03/16/2018

LEGAL DEADLINE: None

** COMPLETED: 04/25/2018

COMPLETED ACTION: Consistent with Change

NIH

ODS Director Paul Coates Announces His Retirement

@FDAfood, @US_FDA, @SGottliebFDA, @FDA_ORA, @FDAMedia, @FDAanimalhealth, @FDArecalls

  • · DYK? #FDAORA Northeast Food & Feed Laboratory’s Microbiological Sciences Branch analyzes imported & domestic food & cosmetic products to prevent contaminated adulterated products from reaching consumers https://go.usa.gov/xnueG #labweek
  • · @SGottliebFDA: FDA will roll out a plan to address #antibiotic use on the farm. We look forward to it! TY!
  • · Do dietary supplement claims sound too good to be true? Learn to distinguish hype from #realscience in herbals, vitamins, minerals, or other substances http://go.usa.gov/zcCj
  • · DYK? #FDAORA Kansas City Lab is the nat’l servicing center for FDA’s Total Diet Study, a surveillance program that monitors levels of contaminants & nutrients in over 280 foods annually https://go.usa.gov/xQqrZ #labweek
  • · As consumers continue to report illnesses from earlier this month associated with the recent outbreak of E.coli infections linked to romaine lettuce, #CDC has updated its case count: https://go.usa.gov/xQbAz
  • · #FDA continues its work to pinpoint the source of the problem and route of contamination. Consumers should continue not to eat any romaine lettuce from the Yuma, AZ growing region. Only romaine lettuce from this area is involved in current outbreak https://go.usa.gov/xQbAz
  • · Greenbelt Greenhouse Ltd Recalls Greenbelt Microgreens Brand Microgreens Because of Possible Health Risk http://dlvr.it/QQpdcG


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